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CLIP FOR HOLDING BOOKS OPEN. No. 255,545. Patented Mar. 28,1882,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILAN STEDWELL, OF VVATERTOWN, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

CLIP'FOR HOLDING BOOKS OPEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 255,545, dated March 28,18182. Application filed November 528. 1881. tNoinodel.)

, To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,M1LAN STEDWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Watertown, in the county of Codington, Territory of Dakota,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Hymn and TuneBooks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures ofrei'erencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a leaf-holding clip for books, and is designedfor use in a hymn and tune book in which the leaves are cuttransversely, leaving the music on the top section of the page and thewords on the lower part, so that the different sets of words in a booksuited to a particular tune can be placed immediately under said tunthereby bringing the words and music together to suit the convenience ofthe singer.

The device consists in a thin strip of sheet metal with perforations. 1Said strip is provided at its top with two slotted lugs lor thereception of a rivet that connects an arm to which is attached across-bar. The rear end of the arm is flat, with rounded under corner,and fits squarely against the back strip, so that said arin, strip,rivet, and lugs combine to produce a knife-springjoint.-

It is obvious that a book of the character described, when open,presents four separate and distinct leaves. It must therefore be apparent that a single person, employing both thumbs, would be unable tohold all four leaves down. The upper leaves would flare out and renderit inconvenient, if not unserviceable, when the bottom ones were beingheld. My clip obviates these defects by securing the two upper leaves,all of which will be more fully here inafter described, and pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents my clip securing theupper leaves in a hymn and tune book in which the leaves are cuttransversely. Fig. 2 is a plan of the clip in a folded position. Fig. 3is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, showing its positionwhen the book is closed, the dotted lines indicating the segment of acircle described by the end of the arm.

A represents the leaf containing the music.

B is the lower leaf, containing the words. The leaves A and B, as wellas the other leaves in the book, are separated before binding by cuttinga transverse line through them, as shown in the drawings.

3 is the back of the clip.

E is a cross-bar.

H is the rod, secured by rivetf.

J J are the lugs or ears, formed of and jecting from the back piece, 0.

frepresents the rivet, fixed to the ears J J and passing through a slotin the rod H, said rod moving freely on the rivet from a horizontal to avertical position.

9 is the turned-up end of therod H, by means of which "the bar E israised from or placed against the pages A A, containing the music, thelower pages, B B, being held in position by the thumbs of the holder ofthe book.

The rod 0 and arm H of my invention are constructed of thin sheet metal.Said rod 0 is inserted between the rear ends of the leaves and the backcover, and is secured to the cover by means of thread passing throughits perforations. It is obvious that it can be secured by inserting itbetween the layers of leather forming the cover and then eitherstitching or pasting the same.

It must be apparent that my clip can be used on ordinary books.

The book as shown and described is simply set forth to illustrate theapplication of my improvement.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent As an improved article of manufacture, the plate 0,having slotted ears J J, rivet f, rod H, having a flat rear end withrounded under corner, and a thumb-piece, g, and the cross bar E, alladapted to be applied to a book, in the manner and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILAN STEDWELL.

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Witnesses:

Gno. W. THOMAS, L. L. GODDARD.

